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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. HAUOK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOX OR RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,156, dated June 5,1888.

Application filed April 12, 1888. Serial No. 270,416.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be-it known that I, EDWARD J. HAUCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Boxes or ,Receptacles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in boxes or receptacles adaptedfor the reception of such material as tobacco, and by means of thisinvention such material can be protected against spilling, as set forthin the following specification and claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a boxclosed. Fig. 2 is a section along the line as m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aplan view of a box open. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a cover.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a body ofa box or receptacle.The lid 13 is hinged crjointed at C to the body.

D is a casing having an opening, and a cover, E, can be used to close anopening in the casing D. When the box is filled with a powder- (ModeL) Ilike or fine material-such as tobacco, snuff, and the likethe casing Dprevents such material from scattering or spilling onto the lid B andonto the hinge C. When the cover E the box are prevented from spillingin case the box should be opened with the lid B downward.

' What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A box composed of a body, A, a lid, B, and a casing, D, in said body,having an opening, substantially as described.

2. A box composed of a body, A, a lid, B, a casing, D, in said body,having an opening, and a cover, E, for said opening, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hercu nto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD J. HAUCK. Ls

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

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